To hide a battery in a house or apartment, it is not necessary to organize a major renovation or large-scale redevelopment; it will be quite more economical to choose a couple of new ones design ideas and solutions that use modern experience in this field, and special finishing materials.
Sheathing a wall with plasterboard is often used to achieve this goal (to hide the battery). However, this method has both pros and cons. This is done easily, quickly and cheaply, but it visually reduces the area of the room. Having practical experience and knowledge about working with drywall, such a solution can be implemented independently; otherwise, masking the battery will turn into a long and painful independent work.
We should not forget that if the heating devices are tightly closed, the heat will not pass through, so this is not recommended. To solve this problem, holes are cut out in the material, which ensures the necessary air circulation. For a better aesthetic appearance, decorative screens are installed on top of the drywall, which makes radiator maintenance easier in the future.
Another advantage of using drywall is the ability to hide the pipes that lead to the radiators. However, this solution is more relevant when performing repair work the entire room, since this involves covering the entire wall with the material.
It is much easier and more economical to use a hanging screen. Exists in this area a large number of different models and alternative options for any interior, for example:
The advantage of hanging screens is that they can disguise batteries, regardless of the age of renovation in the room or any other factors. To install such models, it is not necessary to have special knowledge or put in a lot of effort, because the installation process involves simply hanging them on the battery. Screens of this type are suitable for two options for pipe connections (as provided by manufacturers) - one-sided and two-sided. Such masking of batteries as use hanging screen does not interfere with air circulation and heating of the room, facilitates the process of servicing the heating device and will decorate the room interior.
Also special attention box screens deserve, which are often installed along blank walls or in the hallway. Their function is to become an excellent decorative element of the home and create cozy atmosphere. Most often, such screens are used as shelves where some simple things can find a place.
For pets, such a product can become the main resting place, especially in winter. Due to the fact that the boxes can vary in size, if you have low radiators, you can use small products that can be turned into mini-sofas or benches. The technique and materials for the box can be varied. The most budget solution this is painting, where the main trick will be the right combination colors up to applying any image to the box.
The following battery screens can also be made in the form of a box: wooden, metal and MDF. They may have flat shape, which can be ideally used to disguise batteries hidden by plasterboard or built into niches. Modern screens offered have non-standard design for any room design, for every taste and imagination. An alternative to choose from are carvings, forged decorations and designs, which are selected individually to preserve the interior and perform main function- Perfectly hide radiators.
If the previous options may seem too difficult and costly or complex, then you can show initiative and originality, using only your creative and design qualities. With their help, you can visually disguise the battery in the interior of the room. Method 1 – painting the radiator in the same color scheme as the walls. Method 2 – make your battery the highlight of the room.
Modern printing companies provide services for applying unique images to self-adhesive paper. Having selected and ordered an image, it can be easily placed on the radiator, which will bring originality to the interior. You can also paint the batteries yourself with colored pencils; you can give them the color of your favorite animal or depict your favorite flowers, patterns, etc.
Some more difficult task stands before those who want to give original look batteries using different shapes and textures. To do this, you can easily find master classes that teach how to decorate heating devices if you don’t have your own skills. There they teach how to decorate batteries with various covers that look like animals. If there is any yarn left, it can be wrapped around a battery, which can be different colors and shades.
If you have the skill of working with beads or beads, a curtain of woven beads or a curtain made of beads will look original. For such an idea, you first need to prepare a frame according to the size of the battery, because the curtain or curtain is then attached to this frame.
There are many ideas, so the question of how to hide batteries in a room is obvious. The main thing is to choose your idea that suits your liking and possibilities!
A radiator as an element of a heating system does not always meet the aesthetic expectations of the owners of a house or apartment. Many people want to decorate such structures, smoothing out their impact on the interior as a whole. However, before closing the battery, you need to carefully weigh the pros and cons, because it is wrong installed structure can significantly reduce heat transfer.
The battery does not need to be closed. There are a few alternative ways hide radiators if they do not fit into the interior.
During repairs, it is enough to remove the old coating and repaint the surface. To do this, use special paint that is resistant to elevated temperatures. The color must be selected to match the interior of the room. True, this option is best used with modern aluminum batteries. Painted cast iron items will stand out a lot.
It is not necessary to make radiators monochromatic; they can be decorated with various designs. This is especially important to do in a children’s room or kitchen. If artistic skills are completely absent, you can use special stencils.
You can cover the radiator using a cotton curtain. True, this option is only suitable for products installed in a niche. You can attach the curtain to the window sill using Velcro; the fabric should be matched to the wallpaper. As an alternative, blinds can be used.
Using ordinary napkins and PVA glue, you can also decorate a heating device. This is easy to do with your own hands; special skills and expensive materials are not required. It is enough to choose napkins to match, cut out the necessary elements and paste them over the radiator. You can apply a special heat-resistant varnish on top.
If decorating heating appliances for some reason does not suit you, you can hide them under special grilles or perforated screens. Such devices are made from the most various materials, have a variety of shapes and designs.
When choosing a screen, it is worth remembering that the better the perforation, the more heat from the radiator will enter the room. Blind side and top bars seriously reduce battery efficiency.
Screens made of thick glass will successfully hide the heating device. You can purchase options with photo printing or entire glass paintings; such products look beautiful and very stylish. Glass screens only cover outside batteries. They are secured using screw holders with elastic protective pads.
You can hide radiators using hanging grilles. Most often, such products are used for those located in a niche under the window sill. Anyone can also handle the installation - you just need to hang the structure on the heating device.
Best suited for rooms with classic design. In addition, wood products can be used as a stand. However, there is also a drawback to such a screen. It lies in the short shelf life of the products. Alas, wood, regardless of quality, sooner or later becomes deformed under the influence high temperature and it will simply dry out.
Now there are many opportunities to design screens for heating devices with your own hands. The easiest way is to cover the heating radiator with plasterboard. This universal option Suitable for any room, from the living room to the kitchen.
In order to cover the radiator with plasterboard, you need to make a frame. To do this, UD guide profiles are secured with self-tapping screws to the underside of the window sill, walls and floor. The front edge of the resulting frame is deepened by 13 mm so that after covering with plasterboard, the surface of the screen coincides with the wall.
Then the CD profiles are screwed vertically, and the distance between them should be slightly more sizes grates.
Using a knife, cut blanks from a plasterboard sheet required sizes. Then the drywall is screwed to the frame with self-tapping screws. The screw heads should not be deeply recessed, otherwise the sheet may tear and the structure will not be securely fastened. At the last stage, the decorative lattice is fixed.
Plasterboard structures fit perfectly into the interior, but significantly reduce the efficiency of the radiator. The small space for warm air to flow makes convection difficult. Therefore, when choosing a screen or decorative design, you need to find a balance between aesthetics and minimal reduction in heat transfer from the radiator.
Heating radiators are undoubtedly important for every room intended for human habitation. As a rule, the location of heating radiators is always visible. Therefore they appearance significantly affects general form premises. During the repair process or in preparation for it, the issue of the appearance of heating radiators should be carefully considered. Don't your immediate life plans include renovations? – it doesn’t matter, there are solutions in this case too. Thanks to the availability of information, as well as the ability to purchase a variety of materials, decorating various interior items has become accessible to everyone, regardless of finances and handicraft abilities.
The correct approach to decorating a battery is based not only on the aesthetic component, it is also important functional purpose heating device
A very unfortunate decision - the movement of warm air is almost completely blocked
Possible decorative options for heating radiators are selected according to a number of parameters. In order for the result of the work to please you, when deciding on the choice of finishing for heating radiators, you should proceed from the following initial data:
It’s great if by reading this article you already know what exactly you want. If you have not yet decided what is the best way to proceed, then perhaps after reading it, a few great ideas will still appear. All you have to do is choose a method for converting heating radiators that suits your means and feasibility if you want to decorate the heating radiator with your own hands.
At major renovation premises, you can, of course, hide the battery in the wall using a niche made of plasterboard, chipboard or plastic. Ventilation of heat and removal of it from the battery, in in this case, is carried out through a grate, which must be installed in such a niche. As a rule, such niches are decorated with a grating made of chipboard or wood. It is possible to select both the grille itself and its frame according to the required color scheme. These grates are sold in a wide range, they are durable and transmit heat well.
Reading bench above the radiator
In addition, the issue of converting heating batteries can be solved by covering them with special decorative screens. Such devices can be installed directly in front of the heating radiators or in a hinged form.
Hanging screen made of thin wooden slats
Simple wooden grate, painted to match the wall decoration
A hanging metal screen slightly reduces heat transfer, is inexpensive and easy to install
These solutions cannot always be called optimal, since a very large part of the heat generated by the battery is wasted in this case. The effect is close to what would be achieved by hiding the battery behind the curtains.
Metal screen with openwork design
Any screen design must provide access to the radiator
At the same time, closing heating radiators serves the function of protecting small children from burns. Screens, boxes and niches are beautiful and can be matched to any interior. This type decor is used, as a rule, in living rooms and is ideal for them stylistic decision. Covering radiators in children's rooms with boxes and screens is the optimal solution for both safety and decorative purposes. A panel made of wood or chipboard can be decorated with bright patterns and used as a play element.
Screen idea for high battery
An old wooden bench used as a battery box in the hallway of a village house
However, you can make a screen for the battery yourself. Materials such as wood, chipboard or plywood are best suited for these purposes. It is advisable to paint these materials in the color of the room. In addition, plexiglass is perfect for these purposes. This material is safe. You can also apply suitable images with paint or decorate it using the decoupage technique.
The easiest way to make a screen is from wood
If you decide to make a panel for the battery yourself, you should remember the need to make holes in it. They are necessary for the passage of warm air from the battery into the room.
The front panel of the screen is made of 16 mm thick boards
It is convenient to use a perforated fiberboard panel as a grille, which can be purchased at any building materials hypermarket
A frame must be installed in front of the battery
The front panel of the screen is secured with self-tapping screws
The result is a very attractive design.
The design of kitchens, not as strict as is customary for living rooms, gives free rein to imagination. In addition to the above-described ways to hide heating radiators, in the rooms where culinary masterpieces are created, designer delights are also created to decorate heating radiators. The radiator and the pipe connecting it to the heat source can be painted in the same color as the walls, decorated using the decoupage technique, or these two methods can be combined.
A battery painted to match the walls will be less conspicuous
An even greater effect can be achieved if you paint the battery to match the wallpaper
The battery can be displayed as part of an artistic composition
Many ideas are available on the Internet. Taking them as a basis, you can create a masterpiece on your own and without much labor or time, decorating the external elements of the heating system with an elegant or cheerful design. Battery decoupage involves transferring a design from a carrier onto the metal surface of a radiator. When decorated using the decoupage technique, batteries can be decorated using ready-made designs made on thin paper (both rice paper and ordinary decorative napkins are suitable). There are a lot of design options: flowers, wood decoration, geometric designs.
Rainbow battery
Khokhloma painting on a heating radiator
If you have artistic abilities, you can do without ready-made solutions and paint images directly onto the surface. For such work you will need heat-resistant paints and varnish. The latter is necessary for those who decide to decoupage the battery themselves. For decoupage you will also need glue; regular PVA will do.
Not every bathroom has separate radiators, except for the one that serves as a heated towel rail. Modern products are quite aesthetic. The need for decoration arises if the battery has not been replaced for a long time, as a result of which it has lost its appearance. The easiest way to give heating device Presentable appearance is a matter of coloring. The paint color is selected according to the color of the room. Of course, the product to be painted is thoroughly cleaned. However, decoupage in the bathroom is just as appropriate.
An example of successful use of a battery as a bright accent
In addition, it is possible to cover the battery in the bathroom with a mesh, which can act as a storage system.
Protective screen with storage shelves
The battery can be hidden in a stylish cabinet
Or leave it in plain sight, covering it with a shelf on top
To summarize, it should be noted that decorating a radiator is a creative process. When choosing a method for transforming heating radiators, the main thing is not to overdo it with decorative elements, keeping general style room decoration. It is also important to take into account that the main functional purpose of the radiator - heating the room in the cold season - should not be affected.
Decorate like old ones cast iron batteries, as well as modern products made of aluminum and bimetal. The latter are especially amenable to drawing, since the external design consists of flat plates on which it is convenient to apply a design.
When choosing a color, you should remember that for heating radiators they are made special paints that can withstand high temperatures.
The cold weather is just around the corner, and it’s worth paying attention to the heating radiators and thinking about how they can be hidden so that they do not spoil the interior. There are quite a few creative ideas, which will allow you to turn batteries into a decorative element and use them practically.
There are several options to disguise a heating radiator and make its decoration an exclusive part of the interior. It is also known that heating radiators emit infrared rays, which are harmful to human health, and the lining of the radiators dissipates these radiations.
That's why decorative finishing Heating batteries not only complement the interior, but also protect our health.
A variety of materials are used to decorate heating radiators:
Finishing with an MDF board with a laminate that imitates the structure of valuable tree species will enhance the stylish interior of your room. This finishing of heating radiators can also be used in offices, hotels, and country houses.
Advantages of finishing heating radiators with MDF board:
These characteristics of MDF material for finishing radiators were appreciated by numerous consumers.
Finishing natural wood always beautiful and noble. This one is environmentally friendly pure material can provide the widest selection of colors and structural patterns.
Wealthy clients most often order finishing of radiators together with mahogany furniture according to individual design solutions. Finishing heating radiators with wood has a beneficial effect on health.
After all, when heated, wood does not emit harmful fumes into the air. And there are tree species such as linden, Canadian cedar, oak, alder and others that emit medicinal aromas, beneficial to human health.
Decorating a heating radiator with wood can radically transform the interior of your room.
Finishing a heating radiator with metal sheets most often takes the form of a box, which is subsequently painted in a certain color.
This battery finish has a fairly low cost.
Finishing the battery with stamped stainless steel sheets is much more expensive. This finish looks more beautiful and elegant when a perforated sheet of metal with an original pattern of holes is used.
Installing this finish is very simple. In some cases, the stainless steel box is simply put on the radiator.
An original solution is to cover the radiators with a fabric whose color and pattern harmonizes with the curtains in the window opening. This type of decoration looks very beautiful.
You can hang fabric on the radiator using various curtain rods.
You can also decorate the battery in an original way with a wooden frame, inside of which strips of fabric are woven. TO wooden frame The strip frames are secured with a furniture stapler.
This trim can simply be put on the battery.
The coloring of the batteries should not only have protective properties, but also fit into the interior of the room.
To paint batteries, paints with the following characteristics are required:
The following paints have these properties:
All these paints tolerate high temperatures well, are non-toxic, do not emit unpleasant odors after drying, and have a fairly long service life.
In specialized stores you can find screens for radiators, which are decorated with various designs.
These screens are made from high-quality sheet metal, onto which a pattern is applied using thermography using powder paint. This results in a convenient and beautiful product.
Such a battery does not fit into the interior of the room; it must be closed. This is easy to do with your own hands, using drywall for this purpose.
Before you begin, you need to determine the amount of materials you will need. To do this, you need to measure the battery.
IN hardware store you will be offered drywall for various purposes and coloring. It is advisable to choose a wall moisture resistant drywall since during heating operation condensation may appear on the casing.
You can choose the color of the drywall to your liking.
To complete this job, you will need the following tools and materials:
Let's start making the frame. It can be made from wooden beam or metal profile.
Attention: you must be very careful when marking lines for attaching guide bars or profiles. The slightest inaccuracy will lead to the entire cladding becoming warped. Therefore, we must check the installation of all profiles using a level.
We determine the distance from the wall to the farthest point of the battery and add 3 cm to it. This will be the gap between the cladding and the battery.
At this distance from the wall, strictly parallel, we fix the lower guide for the profile or a beam for a wooden frame using dowels. We attach the upper guide from a 27 by 28 profile or a wooden beam to the window sill.
There are three options for mounting this guide:
After this, we install vertical jumpers from a 60 by 27 profile or wooden beam.
Please note: the top and bottom guides must be in the same vertical plane.
At the ends of the battery, using dowels, we attach strictly vertical guides from profile 27 vertically to the wall. Then, from profile 60, we install vertical jumpers at a distance of 50 cm from each other.
Please note: the outermost vertical jumpers must be in the same plane as the vertical guides that are attached to the wall along the edges of the battery.
After this, we install horizontal jumpers. It will be enough to mount 2 horizontal jumpers - one near the window sill, and the second below.
The vertical jumpers must be connected to the guides, which are fixed to the wall, using L-shaped profiles. The frame is ready.
From a sheet of drywall exactly to the dimensions of your frame, we cut out all the details of closing the battery.
Let's do ventilation holes, for good circulation warm air. The holes can be made with an electric drill with a crown attachment.
Their diameter should not be made larger than 5 cm. Holes with a larger diameter will not look aesthetically pleasing.
After this, we install all the parts in their places and secure them with self-tapping screws. The screw heads must be sunk into the drywall to a depth of 1 mm.
Then, using putty, we process the joints and mask the screw heads. The finishing of the battery box can be done according to your taste - it can be painted white or to match the color of your interior, it can be pasted over self-adhesive film etc.
Advantages and disadvantages of using plasterboard in finishing radiators:
The disadvantages include:
Why do you still need finishing of heating radiators:
